Lemoine comes to PN-G from her most recent job as head softball coach at Gilmer, where she went 22-9-1 in her one year at the East Texas 3A school. She is a Bridge City native who coached at Kountze prior to taking the job at Gilmer.

Lemoine expressed her excitement to not only be back in the area, but to be coaching at such a good program.

"(The job) lets me get closer to my family after living (in Gilmer) for a year, which was a big thing for me," Lemoine said. "And of course with (PN-G,) there's so much tradition and camaraderie and school spirit in general that you get to be apart of. That's something I've always envied coming through school when I was younger."

After graduating from Bridge City, Lemoine attended Louisiana-Lafayette, where she played softball and holds a share of the program's record for single-season fielding percentage at .998.

Comeaux acknowledged that losing Buchanan was a blow because of her track-record of winning and getting along with the kids. But she said she's excited for Lemoine to take over because of what she will bring to the program.

"Her softball background obviously," Comeaux said. "Her knowledge, her playing experience in college and select ball."

While Lemoine did admit that pressure will be a part of the job, she is excited to take on the new challenge in District 20-4A, one of the most competitive in the region.

"It is a challenge," Lemoine said. "But (even) if it wasn't as successful a program as it already is, there's pressure in the district. Every school that comes through there has some kind of history to it. In softball, (PN-G) is a powerhouse district."

"But it's a good kind of pressure because when you have to work harder for something, that makes it taste a little better."